"Robert "Buck" Brown"(February 3,1936-July 2,2007)

Was an African American painter and cartoonist best known for creating Playboy magazine's naughty "Granny" character.


Robert was born in Morrison,Tennessee.Moved to Chicago as a child after  the separation of his parents.He graduated from Englewood High School  in 1954.


Robert joined the United States Air Force and later received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of  Illinois 1966.


Robert started to develop a reputation as a cartoonist and sold his first cartoon to playboy in 1962."Granny" was his first color work for the magazine published in 1966.In all,Robert had more than 600 cartoons published by the magazine.


He also had thousands of other drawings published by publications such as Esquire,Ebony,and Jet.Many of his cartoons were filled with commentary on
civil rights issues affecting African Americans.Robert created several album covers for the Chiaroscuro Jazz Record label,including The Red Holloway Quintet's Standing Room Only,Frank Wess Quartet's Surprise,Surprise,Jay McShann's My Baby With The Black Dress On and A Lindy Hop Complication.
Robert was also a painter of what he described as " soul genere paintings" depicting humorous images of everyday life.


At the time of his death his survivors include his wife,Mary Ellen;a son,Robert BrownIII; his mama,Doris Lemmings;a brother Ted Edingburg;a sister,Willa White;and six grandchildren.